Today, 30 percent of our resources are being spent on 1 percent of our population because they remain homeless.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Homeless advocates urge Lewiston to create public, overnight shelter
Maine’s second-largest city does not give funding to its existing shelters.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.
A columnist who says that Maine’s largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Annual memorial vigil mourns deaths among homeless
More than 40 men and women who died this year are remembered in Portland as advocates urge community effort to end homelessness.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Once a wonderful city, Portland is becoming Potterville
As the city becomes richer, it’s turning its back on what attracted us to it in the first place.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Homeless shelter decisions pushed off until February
PORTLAND — The City Council has delayed again a decision on policy goals for the new homeless shelter that will be built on Riverside Street. The council Dec. 17 tabled the decision until Feb. 3 so it can hold a workshop on the topic at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at City Hall. In November, the […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
City struggles to house latest group of asylum seekers
Since Nov. 18, 188 new arrivals have no where to go during daytime hours.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Controversy over Portland’s new shelter gets messy with vandalism at City Hall
The graffiti focuses on the controversy over the capacity of the planned shelter that’s before the City Council.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: First of all, homeless need stable housing
The death of a Brunswick man shows the importance of a permanent, affordable place to live.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Council postpones vote on shelter recommendations
The council will hold a workshop on how to operate the new Riverside Street homeless shelter in the coming weeks before taking the matter back up Dec. 16.